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Chocolate Orange Covers
These little cuties are really easy to make. You will need dk yarn, 4mm hook, some green and yellow felt and a red button, some sheering elastic, needle and thread and a big eye needle for sewing wool. Terry's Chocolate Oranges Christmas pudding - cream/whte/natural and chocolate brown Robin - lighter brown and red Penguin - black and cream/white/natural Santa - red, black and cream/white/natural Abreviations: SS- slip stitch dc- double crochet (american single crochet) htr - half trebble (american half double crochet) tr2tog - treble 2 together (american dc2tog)
Christmas pudding.
Using cream 6dc in magic ring. Row 2. 2dc in each stitch (12) Row 3. 1dc in next dc 2dc in next repeat to end (18) Row 4. 1dc in each next 2 stitches 2dc in next stitch repeat to end (24) Row 5. 1 dc in each next 3stitches 2dc in next repeat to end (30) Row 6. 1 dc in each next 4 stitches 2dc in next repeat to end (36) Rows 7,8&9: 1dc in each stitch without increases Shell row: Work front look only \*dc in stitch miss 2 stitches 6tr shell in next stitch miss 2 stitches repeat from \* to end ss in to first dc )6 x shells) Change to brown Row 1 work back loops only 1dc in each stitch Row 2-8. 1 dc in each to end Sheering elastic for bottom. 2 green felt holly leaves 1 red button
Robin & Penguin
Using brown follow pudding pattern as for cream to row 9 Rows 10&11 1dc in each stitch to end Change to red and work 6 rows dc On equal positions on either side work 8 surface stitches on the line between the brown and red work row of dc chl turn. Dc2tog, dc to end Next row dc to end Repeat the last 2 rows so you have 6 stitches left Dc2tog, dc to end 5stitches left Dc to last 2 stitches dc2tog 4 stitches left Dc2tog dc next stitch 3 stitches left and fasten off Other wing is the same but put the dc2tog on the other end of the rows. Penguin same as robin swapping brown for black and red for white. Both Yellow felt triangle beak and black yarn for robins eyes and white for penguin eyes. Sheeting elastic for bottom
Santa
Body worked same as others in red for 10rows Change to black and work 2 rows dc Change back to red and work 5 more dc rows. Hat Rowl: Ch2 3dc in first chain. Row2: 2dc in each stitch ch1 turn Row3 and all other odd rows dc to end. Row4: 1dc in next stitch 2dc in next repeat to end Row6: 1dc in next 2 stitches 2dc in the next repeat to end Row8: 1dc in next 3 stitches 2dc in the next repeat to end Row10: 1dc in next 4 stitches 2dc in the next repeat to end Row12: 1dc in next 5 stitches 2dc in the next repeat to end Row14: 1dc in next 6 stitches 2dc in the next repeat to end Rowl6: 1dc in next 7 stitches 2dc in the next repeat to end Row17: dc in each stitch to end. Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew up Fold in half right sides together sew along the long sides then turn inside out. Change to cream work 1 row dc (do not fasten off) Working the beard.- attached to brim of hat Ss in next 2 stitches 1dc in next stitch 6ch skip next 4 stitches dc in next stitch ss in next stitch turn Next row: ss into dc - 1 dc, 8htr and 1dc in chain space. Ss in to dc turn Next row: 2dc into next stitch 2htr in each stitch to the last stitch 2dc in last stitch. Fasten off leave a long tail for sewing hat to body. sew the hat slightly towards the back so the belt can be sen just under the beard. Using black sew 2 eyes close to brim of hat in the gap created by the beard. Using cream make a mini bobble or sew cream to top of hat. Or alternatively sew in a bell. Using orange or gold sew a square with line in the middle to form a buckle over the black. fill with a chocolate orange.
